Jack is Mr. Explorer lately and into everything. From rearranging the Q-tips, to playing in the laundry basket and his clothing drawers, he has his hands in everything! You are probably wondering about the picture of the shoe pile! Jack went through a period where he was taking all of Kyle's shoes and piling them up in the corner of his room. Eventually he added my shoes and the pile was huge! It kept his attention for quite a while, which is rare these days.
To celebrate the coming of the Halloween holiday we took Jack and Brooks to a pumpkin patch near our house. It was a little chilly but the boys seemed to enjoy it. The pumpkins made for a neat picture backdrop. Neither of the boys were interested in pumpkin carving so I got to do that all by myself.
My dad and Carrie came up for a visit last weekend and we had a blast. We took them to Gardner Village where we attempted to get the boys to pose on the carriage, and enjoyed a stroll looking at witches. The next day we went to Park City where Jack carried our ice scraper through all the stores. We ended the day with dinner at Outback where the boys spent a lot of time playing in the planter. Those two are a crack up! They cannot share ANYTHING. If one has it the other wants it. When they are not hitting and pushing each other they are giving each other hugs. Kyle and and Pat found the intense hugging sessions particularly funny!
Two weekends ago we took a road trip to Southern Utah for a few important birthdays. Jack's cousin Alex turned one! He had a birthday party in the park in Springdale and it was a beautiful day out. Jack was particularly interested in the box to one of Alex's toys. Then Mark turned 50. We had a great party for him and Brooks was very helpful in pointing out the high points of his gifts. It was blast to be around everyone and Jack had lots of fun.
Jack is at an exploring age. He loves to get into everything. This morning he was up sitting on the dishwasher door going through the silverware. He sometimes seems like a little whirlwind going through our house. He is so fun and understand what I ask him to do. They say babies are like little sponges and it is true. He knows all of his body parts and points when I say them.
Fall weather is unpredictable in Salt Lake so we recently took advantage of a beautiful weekend and hiked to Dog Lake. It was about six miles round trip and took a little longer than we had anticipated but Jack did pretty well. He rode up in the hiking backpack and we enjoyed snacks by the lake while we watched all the dogs frolick around the lake. The hike back down was not quite as smooth. Jack was tired and probably hungry and did not want to ride in the backback nor did he want his dad to carry him. So I hiked back down carrying him most of the way. On the plus side it was a quad and bicep workout!
